Another Smoggy Day

 It's not easy to blog about anything but this at the moment, this annual event where the hills are alive with the sound of burning continues to blight the North of ASEAN.

As you can see from the screen shot, I stuck on the blog yesterday, it isn't just Thailand that creates these killing clouds, it is the whole of this area of ASEAN.

 

And no doubt the politicians, who by the way are currently seeking reelection to the next so called democratically elected government in Thailand will say how bad it is but when it comes to it, do little.

Of course it isn't easy to act, most of the fires are said to be started by people in the hills, individuals whose activities are largely off the grid.

 Rather like the poppy growers that used to populate the area but here is an idea, they were encouraged to change to a more socially acceptable range of cash crops and as a result produce like Thai coffee and Thai strawberries are some of the finest in the world.

Action could be taken, hed thob could be made a product that relied on a licence to supple and sell with import and export restrictions.

And the neighbouring countries, Thailand's ASEAN partners?

Maybe the offenders who do not look to control this pollution could have sanctions levied on them?

At the end of the day, my comments in this blog will make sod all difference to anyone but me, TiT.

In some ways I am thankful that I am in Chiang Mai 

And not Chiang Rai... 

And being one of the lucky ones, I went for a stroll into the city yesterday.

Just along the shortest route that can be Relived if you like 😀 

Coffee.